The Northampton Area High School Big ‘N’ Band will present the 2012 “Festival of Bands” on Saturday, October 20, at 6:00 p.m. in Al Erdosy Stadium, located just behind Northampton High School. It’s a wonderful night of music and artistry that showcases the talents of students from across our region. Eight area high school bands will take the field in competition at this US Bands sponsored event.

Spectators will be presented with the debut performance of the Northampton Middle School Little ‘N’ Band’s 2012 field show “Dragons Journey!”. The Northampton Big ‘N’ Band will close out the night, dazzling the crowd with its 2012 field show “Chronometry”.

Please join us for an evening of competition, music, pageantry, great food, and good times as we celebrate these talented young people from across our region. The excitement of playing to a crowd, who are only there to see great band performances, is an experience all high school bands should have.

Tickets are available at the gate: Adults $7, Students & 55+ $5, Children under 5 are Free. Parking is Free. Travel directions are available on the US Bands website at www.yea.org , click USBands, then click Schedules. Rain or Shine.